Monthly Archives: April 2017

Signs of Spring 11: Invaders All Around Us!

(This is an update of a 2013 posting) Deborah and I have been out hiking on quite a few woodland trails this spring. One of the generalized observations we have made concerns the preponderance of alien, invasive plant species that … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 10: Watching Some Birds

A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in my car up in the parking lot of the Environmental Learning Center at Harrison Hills Park just next to the purple martin houses. I had just walked my bluebird circuit to … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 9: Peepers!

I am waiting for a particular combination of meteorological variables. One night very soon, air temperatures will be warm and there will be the deep smell of water everywhere. This night may come at the end of or maybe even … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring 8: Domesticated Us

A few months ago I wrote about the latest research describing the domestication of dogs. The next week I looked at our “other” best friend (cats) and concluded that, possibly, cats never were domesticated but they may, in fact, have … Continue reading

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